The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)

5.4/10 • 59 min • Adventure Fantasy

Overview

One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the form of seven beautiful women. The Monkey King and the other two of Xuanzang's disciples managed to rescue him with the help of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva/Guanyin. They renounced the desire for lust and continued the quest for Buddhist Scriptures.

Cast

Yin Mingzhu

The Spider Queen

Peizhen Xia

Second spider spirit

Baoqi Chen

yellow flower Daoist spirit

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